Billboard Hot 100 — December 14, 1974
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 14, 1974. "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Some Kind Of Wonderful" by Grand Funk at #67, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)" by Mac Davis, up 37 places from #87 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas — 2 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting October 12, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by Elton John (up from #36 to #9); "Junior's Farm/Sally G" by Paul McCartney And Wings (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Three Ring Circus" by Blue Magic, down 45 places from #54 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tin Man" by America, 17 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "You Haven't Done Nothin" by Stevie Wonder after 19 weeks (peak #1); "The Bitch Is Back" by Elton John after 14 weeks (peak #4).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | I Can Help Billy Swan |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Angie Baby Helen Reddy |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Do It ('til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | You're The First, The Last, My Everything Barry White |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) Al Green |
| 9 | 36 | 9 | 3 | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Elton John |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | Junior's Farm/Sally G Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 10 | You Got The Love Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | 13 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin' Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | Fairytale The Pointer Sisters |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 8 | Promised Land Elvis Presley |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Wishing You Were Here Chicago |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 9 | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 6 | Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Rolling Stones |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 5 | Only You Ringo Starr |
| 19 | 7 | 3 | 13 | My Melody Of Love Bobby Vinton |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 6 | Must Of Got Lost The J. Geils Band |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 10 | I Feel A Song (In My Heart)/Don't Burn Down The Bridge Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 22 | 13 | 5 | 11 | Longfellow Serenade Neil Diamond |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 6 | One Man Woman/One Woman Man Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 7 | Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 7 | Willie And The Hand Jive Eric Clapton |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 10 | Ride 'em Cowboy Paul Davis |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 7 | Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor |
| 29 | 18 | 12 | 14 | I've Got The Music In Me The Kiki Dee Band |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 5 | Mandy Barry Manilow |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 4 | Please Mr. Postman Carpenters |
| 32 | 43 | 32 | 4 | Dark Horse George Harrison |
| 33 | 22 | 22 | 7 | Woman To Woman Shirley Brown |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 5 | Morning Side Of The Mountain Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 6 | Dream On The Righteous Brothers |
| 36 | 14 | 6 | 13 | Everlasting Love Carl Carlton |
| 37 | 28 | 28 | 8 | Fire, Baby I'm On Fire Andy Kim |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 4 | Dancin' Fool The Guess Who |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 5 | The Heartbreak Kid Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods |
| 40 | 40 | 1 | 12 | Whatever Gets You Thru The Night John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band |
| 41 | 19 | 19 | 10 | Touch Me Fancy |
| 42 | 29 | 5 | 13 | Back Home Again John Denver |
| 43 | 31 | 31 | 8 | Let's Straighten It Out Latimore |
| 44 | 63 | 44 | 3 | Doctor's Orders Carol Douglas |
| 45 | 47 | 41 | 9 | Heavy Fallin' Out The Stylistics |
| 46 | 41 | 22 | 11 | After The Goldrush Prelude |
| 47 | 38 | 38 | 8 | Whatever You Got, I Want Jackson 5 |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 5 | Without Love Aretha Franklin |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 6 | Funky President (People It's Bad)/Coldblooded James Brown |
| 50 | 87 | 50 | 2 | Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) Mac Davis |
| 51 | 44 | 18 | 10 | Rockin' Soul The Hues Corporation |
| 52 | 52 | 11 | 14 | The Need To Be Jim Weatherly |
| 53 | 67 | 53 | 4 | Get Dancin' Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 54 | 70 | 54 | 3 | The Entertainer Billy Joel |
| 55 | 49 | 4 | 17 | Tin Man America |
| 56 | 56 | 21 | 13 | So You Are A Star The Hudson Brothers |
| 57 | 60 | 50 | 11 | Sugar Pie Guy Pt. 1 The Joneses |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 4 | Ruby, Baby Billy "Crash" Craddock |
| 59 | 48 | 48 | 5 | You And I Johnny Bristol |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 11 | She's Gone Tavares |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Best Of My Love Eagles |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | From His Woman To You Barbara Mason |
| 63 | 76 | 63 | 3 | I Belong To You Love Unlimited |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 4 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 65 | 81 | 65 | 2 | Pick Up The Pieces AWB |
| 66 | 55 | 55 | 6 | Black Lassie (Featuring Johnny Stash) Cheech & Chong |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 4 | My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli |
| 69 | 58 | 33 | 12 | Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) Three Dog Night |
| 70 | 57 | 57 | 5 | Someday Dave Loggins |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Ready Cat Stevens |
| 72 | 68 | 68 | 7 | Shoe Shoe Shine Dynamic Superiors |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Fire Ohio Players |
| 74 | 86 | 74 | 2 | You're No Good Linda Ronstadt |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Sunshine Part II The O'Jays |
| 76 | 62 | 62 | 5 | I'll Be Your Everything Percy Sledge |
| 77 | 75 | 75 | 5 | I Feel Sanctified Commodores |
| 78 | 89 | 66 | 9 | Changes David Bowie |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 5 | Sunshine Roses Gene Cotton |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Struttin' Billy Preston |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 3 | Philadelphia B.B. King |
| 82 | 94 | 82 | 2 | My Main Man The Staple Singers |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 4 | Dreams Are Ten A Penny The First Class |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 2 | One Tear Eddie Kendricks |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I Am I Am Smokey Robinson |
| 86 | 53 | 8 | 15 | Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) Reunion |
| 87 | 65 | 65 | 7 | Sexy Ida (Part 1) Ike & Tina Turner |
| 88 | 66 | 15 | 13 | Love Don't Love Nobody - Pt. I The Spinners |
| 89 | 90 | 80 | 6 | Where Are All My Friends Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 90 | 74 | 22 | 13 | People Gotta Move Gino Vannelli |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 2 | Baby, Hang Up The Phone Carl Graves |
| 92 | 100 | 88 | 4 | I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) Bobby Bland |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Mine For Me Rod Stewart |
| 94 | 59 | 2 | 16 | Jazzman Carole King |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Lady Styx |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Costafine Town Splinter |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | When A Child Is Born Michael Holm |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta |
| 99 | 54 | 36 | 9 | Three Ring Circus Blue Magic |
| 100 | 96 | 84 | 5 | Ride The Tiger Jefferson Starship |
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